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H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 116th
Date Requested Feb. 11, 2020
Requested By House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Date Sent June 17, 2020
Description:
The bill would Admit Washington D.C., as the 51st state of the United States with the name Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Provide the new state with the same privileges and authority granted to other states, including two U.S. Senators and one Member of the House of Representatives Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from Salaries, administrative costs, and office operation costs for two U.S. Senators Areas of significant uncertainty include Quantifying future savings to the federal government if certain payments to the new state are lower than payments under current law to Washington, D.C.

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